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Ford Performance says it had to come up with completely new testing standards for the car, since winter tire evaluation on a production car like this had never been done before; this involved trials of different tires, in northern Michigan and in Sweden.

Not exact matches

We already knew the Vakyrie was going to be something completely revolutionary in terms of road car production, but it's sound like it could be about enter into folklore on the race tracks as well.

And purely electric cars, like the Tesla Roadster already on the market, will be making more appearances on the streets as greater production brings the costs down.

Prototypes like the Skycar have been on the verge of full - scale production for almost a century, though, and it may be another hundred years before you can score that most badass symbol of the space age, the flying car.

Volkswagen AG plans 15 new - energy models over 3 - 5 years, its China chief told a green car conference in Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the government - that Chinese production of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles would grow almost six times to 2 million annually by 2020.

It's a sweeping, tear - jerking love story starring Keira Knightley as the upper - class Cecilia Tallis and James McAvoy as Robbie, a housemaid's son who grew up on the Tallis estate, and it has «Gosford Park» - like production values: cars, gowns, sultry Shropshire countryside.

In terms of production design, did you find yourself having to scale back on things like vintage cars and elaborately costumed crowd scenes to maintain the focus the story needed?

Proven technology then trickles down the ladder from race cars to production cars, and speed junkies like us get to feel like we're driving a race car between stop lights and past baby - on - board Subarus.

Like the Lincoln Continental concept also premiering at the New York show, the production 2016 Cadillac CT6 features interior and exterior lighting that turns on when you approach the car with your keyfob.

While it's not clear what a production model would look like, the ATS concept boasted sheetmetal based on GM's «Art & Science» design philosophy, which is showcased on the Cadillac Converj concept car displayed at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Winds of Change — Long - term Tatra owner Delwyn Mallett surveys the pioneering use of wind tunnels in automotive body design, focussing on the influential work of Hungarian aerodynamicist Paul Jaray / The very first Jaguars — Celebrating 80 years since the first use of the Jaguar name, Paul Skilleter looks at William Lyons's initial forays into mass production and explains what these early cars are like to live with / Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2015 — David Burgess-Wise reports from the historic banked circuit south of Paris and from the hundreds of rare pre-1940 cars and motorcycles entered selects his personal highlights / «Home, Allaston» — Mike Allaston's family photograph albums detail the careers of his father and grandfather as professional chauffeurs.

You'll be able to virtually race the GR Toyota Supra Race Car Concept next month as part of an update to the Gran Turismo Sport video game, and indeed, in part it has been through games like Gran Tursimo that the Supra name has lived on after the A80 ceased production in 2002.

European tuner Gemballa revealed its GT Spider at the Geneva Motor Show today, but like most Gemballa «production» cars, the new car is actually based on an existing vehicle.

Ariel has said that the concept won't directly influence a production car unfortunately, although if you would still like to see it, it will be on show at the Low Carbon Vehicle Show at Millbrook Proving Ground on the 14th and 15th of September.

Partially automated driving systems are in production today, not only on the 2014 Mercedes - Benz S - Class and its suite of active safety technologies, but also on lower - end cars like the 2014 Infiniti Q50 which uses an industry - first steer - by - wire system to control an active lane departure system among other semi-autonomous systems.

Ford CEO Mark Fields has confirmed the Continental moniker will appear on a Lincoln production car next year, and said at an event just before the show that the concept is «a strong indication of what the production model will look like.»

At over five metres long and close on two metres wide, this probably shouldn't be our sort of car at all, but we swarmed around it, taking in the sheer scale of the sheet metal, admiring the colossal chutzpah needed to put something like this into production.

With lower material and production costs, and better «mix,» which means, basically, more cars sold with higher trim levels and with more options, like the Apple CarPlay / Android Auto connection available on many 2016 GM models.

If teams like Corvette, Aston Martin, and Porsche must build cars based on race machinery and not on production cars, the costs will soar and eventually the class will suffer.

With Tesla already working to ramp up Model 3 production and excellent cars like the Chevrolet Bolt already on the road from mainstream, high - volume manufacturers, a mid-2019 entry with a low - volume, high - performance halo hybrid might seem a year (or five) late.

Like the sumptuous blue paint color on the previous Ford GT show car, there is no confirmation whether or not this paint option will reach production.

The slot - like air intake directly under the radiator grille is also noticeably slimmer than on today's production car.

The automaker's first all - electric production vehicle may be trailing cars like the Model S to market by several years, but Porsche is counting on fast charging stations several times more powerful than Tesla's Superchargers to help close the gap.

While these production cars like «Vettes and Porsches are nice machines, they are hardly in the same league as the exotic treasures on the list.

The British automaker previewed its styling with the DB10 in Spectre, and it will be interesting to see how much influence the company's latest creations, like the Vulcan, has on its production cars.

Cadillac is planning to bring its Escala concept of 2016 to production as a range - topping halo car, according to reports from Autoline, so that the American automaker could better take on top - line rivals from the likes of BMW and Mercedes - Benz.

When Pontiac rolled out the new version of the Grand Prix in 1997, it became my favorite American car.It still is.But I like the Grand Prix even more now that the gearheads at SLP Engineering have worked their magic on what is definitely the best American - made sports sedan ever built.SLP (Street Legal Performance) is the outfit that made a name for itself by creating the Firebird Firehawk and Chevrolet Camaro SS - cars that were done so well, General Motors made them regular production options that could be ordered through any Pontiac or Chevy dealership.

[2][3][4] Since a small manufacturer like Ferrari did not possess the production capacity to reach such quotas, an agreement was signed with Fiat and made public on 1 March 1965: Fiat would produce the 500 engines needed for the homologation, to be installed in a GT car which remained to be specified.

Lexus showed the LF - LC concept car a while back (above), and it looks like they're ready to unveil the production version of the LC (or LC 500, depending on who you talk to) a big, high - performance GT car that has the Mercedes - Benz SL squarely in its sights.

Looking like a production take on the Nissan Sway Concept from last year's Geneva Motor Show, the new Micra is a chunk bigger than the current car — longer, wider and lower — and with looks from the Sway appears funky, contemporary and appealing.

Yes, a few bits on the concept Coupe won't follow through to the production car — like the missing door handles — but to all intents and purposes the shape will, which means a compact SUV that has a coupe roofline and a less practical nature, and will be Mercedes» answer to the BMW X4.

Unlike WRC (World Rally Championship) cars that look like mutant caricatures of the production cars they're based on, the Rally America 2WD - class Fiesta ST is pretty close to stock on the outside (apart from the wacky paint job).

Inside there is room for five people.Mazda's Fred Aikins says the SU - V handles like a compact car but can take a pounding off the road.No word yet on whether Mazda will put the SU - V into production.

A five - seat version of the 7 - seat Atlas that went on sale in the US in 2017, the near - production concept car features a coupe - like profile, an even sportier stance, and a plug - in hybrid drivetrain with 355 horsepower and an anticipated 26 miles (42 km) of all - electric range.

The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of other compact electric cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels like a retrofit project car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.

While Infiniti may not quite have the sales traction of contemporaries like Acura or Audi, you have to hand it to the brand for designing some of the most provocative cars in the luxury market, with production models tending to stick very closely to what's seen in concept form on the auto show floor; look the recently - released Q60 for an idea of what we're talking about.

The Bottom Line The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of other compact electric cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels like a retrofit project car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.

Instead of focusing on diesel - powered vehicles, Porsche is now shifting its focus to electrified models, like the production version of the upcoming Mission E electric car.

The list of new production cars and concepts had something for everyone, from high tech concept cars like the Mercedes IAA and mind - blowing hypercars like the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo to the new Vauxhall Astra, Renault Megane and many other production models that will be on the roads in a matter of months.

Currently the Sanand plant produces the Nano, with the production limited to 1000 - 2000 units a month; however the new car will be a volume puller like the Indica and will be based on the «X0» platform to be produced alongside the Nano in 2015.

Based on those images, our rendering artist has produced an illustration of the 2018 A-Class Sedan, and we're pretty confident the production car will look just like it.

The company recently showed concept cars and sketches at the Geneva auto show that demonstrated its current thinking on the design of its smallest cars.Rover denied the cars being showed belonged to the same design family that will replace its classic Mini, the snub - nosed, square - topped city car still in production after 30 years.Rover described its concept car, called Spiritual, as an «unashamedly forward - looking vehicle,» a statement that contrasts with its views of the current Mini, a vehicle it says has become a classic in Britain and places like Japan.

Fehan responded «It's almost like Christmas everyday when your working at Corvette but today was an especially proud day for all of us, not only on the race team but on the production side as well, winning the North American Car of the Year Award at the Detroit Auto Show was an amazing feat.»

A number of sensors — many of which are in production cars like the new Q7 and A4 — including long - range radar for the adaptive cruise control (ACC) and Audi Side assist (ASA) act as eyes on both the front and rear of the car.

Rendering the normal, production version would of been pointless, because the cars in the spy shots already provide enough information on how it will look like, I decided to render a speculative AMG version, not just a sports package.

Planned to be Jaguar's 21st century supercar, the C - X75 was canned as JLR looked to their main market and realised their money would be better spent on volume production cars — like the new Jaguar F - Pace — than creating a # 1 million hybrid supercar.

Set to go on sale later in 2018 — months after the regular Megane RS is launched — the more extreme version of the small five - door hatch has been created, in part, to rival cars like the Volkswagen Golf R but chiefly to reclaim the prestigious lap record for a front - wheel drive production car at the world famous Nurburgring.

The production version will have its sights set on attacking rival cars, like the Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ.

We'd like to see a more production - ready car before we can truly comment on Infiniti's future interior layout.

Honda is planning on a production version for Europe, but it's unlikely to come to the US, where buyers have shown little interest in small electric city cars like the smart fortwo Electric and the Mitsubishi i - MiEV.